The governor vetoed the measure over last-minute amendments which he said “severely weakened” the legislation by allowing disposal in landfills or incinerators to count as recycling.

New York and New Jersey officials are scaling down the cost of the project in an effort to win federal funding.

The governor sent the measure back to lawmakers along with a 143-page message saying he would only approve the bill if it included his five tax incentives, proposed in October, to be capped at $400 million a year.

The governor's move comes amid concerns municipalities would use the meters to rely on local residents and patrons as a continuing source of income.

According to data released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, operating profit was down 6.8 percent.

Gov. Phil Murphy must decide whether to approve a measure to extend the state's expired corporate tax incentives – which he has promised to veto – and no agreement appears likely to materialize, according to a person familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity.

That money would have to come out of the state’s $1.2 billion surplus via an appropriations bill, according to the Senate President. And while the measure could be approved by early September, it would need the support of both Gov. Phil Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.

“The parties have not yet had the opportunity to brief, either before the Appellate Division or this Court, whether the restraints imposed should remain in place; and that an issue of this magnitude requires thoughtful consideration,” the top Court said.

The study from Pew Charitable Trusts includes New Jersey among 10 states that are not yet generating income at the same level as before the economic downturn.

Last week Mercer County Judge Paul Innes sided with Dr. Yoseff Glassman of Bergenfield, who wanted the measure declared unconstitutional and struck down, making the argument that the state has not yet rolled out adequate regulations for the law, which went into effect on Aug. 1.

“Centralizing the state’s resources under one roof allows us to leverage the considerable expertise at our disposal to enhance our position as a national leader in offshore wind development,” Gov. Phil Murphy said in a Friday morning statement accompanying his executive order establishing the WIND Institute.

“The price of recycling has become more and more expensive, and in some cases more than trash, and when it’s more than trash you throw it in the trash,” New Jersey Food Council member Rocco D'Antonio said at a joint Assembly and Senate environment committee hearing Aug. 15 in Toms River